TRAVEL TIPS

There are direct flights to Helsinki, Finland from most European cities, the USA, Middle East, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific. The national carrier Finnair is a member of the One World Alliance. One can reach the Congress site using a number of European, US, African, Middle Eastern and Asian airlines which offer their air services directly to Helsinki Vantaa Airport. The city of Helsinki has very good ferry connections to Sweden, Estonia, Germany, Poland and Russia. There are also excellent railroad connections to Russia. The distance between the Helsinki airport and the congress hotels is approx.11 miles (19 kilometers) and the center can be reached by airport bus or taxi. Finland is a member of the EU and the local currency is Euro.

  

 VISA REQUIREMENTs

Most of the congress participants resident in Europe and the accompanying persons will not need to have a tourist visa to enter into Finland, because within the European Union’s borders, visas are not required. Since December 1996, Finland has been a member of the Schengen Agreement. For the whole territory of the Schengen Agreement, there is no passport control at the borders. It is always required to carry an  ID when travelling among the EU member countries. Two members of the EU are not members of the Schengen Agreement: United Kingdom and Ireland. For more detailed information about visa requirements for individual countries, please visit:

http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=15720&contentlan=2&culture=en-US